jenaleehjanes 's review for:

James by Percival Everett

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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collectively keen, witty, and heartbreaking. such a fresh retelling of the inherently racist “classic.” if you are white, this will probably make you confront the racism you’ve inherited, to which i say: good. read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder